The Falcon and the Dove (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Alfred Duggan
- First Published: 1966
- Time of Work: 1118–1189
- Setting: England and Normandy, France
- Principal Characters: Thomas Becket, Henry II, Louis VII, Pope Alexander III, Roger of Pont l’Évêque
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Power, personal or social, Murder or homicide, England or English people, Kings, queens, or royalty, Catholics or Catholic Church, Clergy, Middle Ages, Biography, Knights or knighthood, Church or churches
- Locales: England, Normandy, France
Form and Content
The Falcon and the Dove: A Life of Thomas Becket of Canterbury is a biography of the archbishop, martyr, and saint whose defense of the principle of the independence of the Church in England from the authority of the king ultimately resulted in his murder. In an introductory chapter, Alfred L. Duggan describes the world into which Becket was born: Europe in the twelfth century. He explains the structure and power of the Church in the Middle Ages, especially as it operated in England. A brief history of England in the eleventh century is provided as...
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